NRS607.165. Notice to State Contractors’ Board of repeated claims for wages against contractor; recommendation by Labor Commissioner concerning contractor’s bond or cash deposit.

      1.  The Labor Commissioner shall notify the State Contractors’ Board after three substantiated claims for wages have been filed against a contractor within a 2-year period. The notification must include a copy of the final written decision of the Labor Commissioner with regard to each such claim.

      2.  The Labor Commissioner may recommend to the State Contractors’ Board the amount of the bond or cash deposit that a contractor should be required to file or establish pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 624.270.

      3.  As used in this section:

      (a) “Contractor” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 624.020.

      (b) “Employee” means a natural person who receives wages or other remuneration from a contractor for personal services, including, without limitation, commissions, bonuses and remuneration payable in a medium other than cash.

      (c) “Substantiated claim for wages” means a claim for wages by an employee against a contractor that the Labor Commissioner determines to be valid after providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 1514; A 2003, 2145)